SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug 16- Republican tax writers from the U.S. House of Representatives promoted their legislative goals at a special gathering in California on Wednesday, but offered few new details about provisions that may end up in their long-sought overhaul plan. Asked whether the plan would have specific provisions, Brady said: "We're working through...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug 16- U.S. congressional Republican leaders were set to promote their tax reform goals at a special gathering in California on Wednesday, but their plans were overshadowed by growing furor over President Donald Trump's controversial statements on Virginia protests that turned deadly. Wall Street analysts warned that Trump's remarks...

WASHINGTON, Aug 15- The top tax law writer in the U.S. House of Representatives insisted on Tuesday that tax reform will happen this year, despite concerns among some experts that a tax code overhaul could drag into 2018, or even collapse altogether. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, a Texan, is scheduled to deliver a speech on the issue on...

WASHINGTON, Aug 15- The top tax law writer in the U.S. House of Representatives insisted on Tuesday that tax reform will happen this year, despite concerns among some experts that an overhaul of the tax code could drag into 2018, or even collapse altogether. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, a Texan, is scheduled to deliver a speech on the issue on...

"We have the White House, the House, the Senate working together on the same page unifying behind a single tax reform plan. The Republican Party controls both chambers of Congress as well as the White House, and President Donald Trump has been anxious to notch up a first legislative win. "We're still working with the White House and Senate on the details of this plan...

WASHINGTON, July 27- A proposed border tax in the House of Representatives was killed on Thursday, bringing relief to retailers and other large importers whose profits faced threats and removing a hurdle that had kept negotiations on the long-promised Republican overhaul of the U.S. tax code from advancing. It was meant to discourage companies from...

WASHINGTON, July 27- A Republican proposal in the House of Representatives to institute a border tax on imported items has been killed, party leaders said on Thursday, saying they did so as part of a tax overhaul deal struck between congressional and administration negotiators. The Big Six is comprised of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Gary Cohn, the head...

"The House, the White House and the Senate have been meeting for a couple months. "We're all on one page, on one unified page," White House economic adviser Gary Cohn said. The White House wants to slash the rate to 15 percent for seven years, while congressional Republicans are trying to settle on a permanent rate that does not increase the deficit.

"The House, the White House and the Senate have been meeting for a couple months. The White House wants to slash the rate to 15 percent for seven years, while congressional Republicans are trying to settle on a permanent rate that does not increase the deficit. The congressional Big Six members are Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House of Representatives...

"The House, the White House and the Senate have been meeting for a couple months. The White House wants to slash the rate to 15 percent for seven years, while congressional Republicans are trying to settle on a permanent rate that does not increase the deficit. The congressional Big Six members are Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House of Representatives...